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Title: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 16, 2008, 11:23:26 AM
Hello
I am new to this board although I have seen a few familiar faces, buses here. Please have patience with me as I find my way aroung here. I have been woking on my 1984 MC9 for about the last year. I look forward to spending time with you all. Hopefully I'll be nearing the end of this project within the next year.
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: bubbaqgal on October 16, 2008, 11:37:24 AM
Welcome to the nut house!!!  Ask questions, give answers and feel welcome. We are glad to have you!!
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 16, 2008, 11:59:38 AM
Great thanks! I probably will. Sure is nice to find such a site!
Title: Welcome Aboard
Post by: HB of CJ on October 16, 2008, 01:14:58 PM
Hi hawg...welcome to the madness.  Yep, we BUS CONVERSION crazies have taken over the boobie hatch.  You have been infected with a silly fun-fullfilling disease...for which there is NO KNOWN CURE!!!

Great looking coach.  What are you running for power and what kind of tranny?  And...are you bottling up and $selling$ some of your limitless energy soosss we can all buy some?  Welcome on board.  :) :) :)
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 16, 2008, 01:30:39 PM
Good to be here, my wife has been looking for a cure but hasn't had any luck with me yet, just happy she's starting to get it too! I did say only starting though. The beast has a 8v71 with about 50k on it and a 5 speed manual trans. Diff has been recently replaced along with a few air bags. Overall in good shape, or so it seems so far. Just recently got all the water works , propane, inverter etc hooked up. Probably go with a solar panel in the spring. It will be too cold up here in never never land soon to do much to it. Thanks for the flowers and I believe the coach has been an outlet for my mind , get it off work etc. great theropy.

Grant
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: Stormcloud on October 16, 2008, 01:51:18 PM
Welcome. Good to meet another 'neighbour'.

Nice job on that '9'.....looking good!

If you find your way to Brandon, or need to exercise (or is it exorcise) the bus, we'd be glad to meet up with you.

We're not too far from Tim Hortons on the #1 highway.

Mark

Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 16, 2008, 01:58:36 PM
well isn't that something, I know there is a few buses around but never realized the comunnity was so big and small at the same time!! There is also a fellow just a few miles (3 I think) west of Brandon that is really going through his MCI, unbelievable really. I was thinking of stretching the old girls legs once before freeze up. Might have to head you way.
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: Nick Badame Refrig/ACC on October 16, 2008, 02:58:55 PM
Hi Grant,

Welcome! Please feel at home here..

Good Luck with your dream
Nick-
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 16, 2008, 03:02:41 PM
thanks, Nick. it has been a challenge ( in a good way) and I'm sure it will continue to be.
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: Len Silva on October 16, 2008, 03:08:17 PM
Welcome to the craziness.  Stay away from the OT until you get to know us better.  We are all good guys but some of us can get pretty whacked over there.

Len
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: hargreaves on October 16, 2008, 03:18:45 PM
Welcome Grant, Nice to see another fellow Canadian on board. We live in lotus land ( Vancouver) If you are ever out this way look us up.

It's a great board with lots of very knowledgable bus nuts.

Gerry.
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: grantgoold on October 16, 2008, 03:28:39 PM
Weird, I too have a 1984 MCI-9, been working on it for over a year and my name is Grant! ???

Welcome and good luck. I have completed several projects on the bus and may be able to share some ideas. I also would strongly suggest you visit Gumpy's website and see all the outstanding work his has done with his 9.


Grant
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: mccarlk on October 16, 2008, 05:29:05 PM
hi and welcome, you wont find a nicer and helpfull bunch of member anywhere, i am fairly new and these guys have had an answer every time, and or a number for someone to help, ken mci5a
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: FloridaCliff on October 16, 2008, 06:16:09 PM
Hi BusHawg,

And Welcome aboard!

We were all newbies at some point, so don't let that slow you down.

Lots of great information and people on this board, who are more than willing to share there experiences.

You can use the search function to find many answers, but it always nice to get the latest and greatest advice from the gang.

Look forward to hearing and seeing(photo's) about your your project.

Cliff
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: steve5B on October 16, 2008, 06:27:35 PM



    Hi  Grant,

  Steve  here in  Indianapolis, Indiana,   Welcome!!!!!


  Steve 5B.........
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: PP on October 16, 2008, 06:47:17 PM
Hey Grant, Welcome to the finest collection of busnuts you'll find anywhere, and they're always glad to be of help. The disease took a while to infect my wife, but once she caught on her enthusiasm surpassed mine. The 'Honeydo' list grows almost daily LOL. Good luck with your 9. It looks and sounds like you've made some good progress. Of course, very few with the addiction ever really finish these things, we just keep changing them. Will & Wife
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: busshawg on October 17, 2008, 11:26:04 AM
Thanks for the outstanding welcome guys!
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: VAN on October 17, 2008, 04:53:45 PM
Hi grant welcome aboard make your self at home.Van
Title: Re: Welcome Aboard
Post by: NewbeeMC9 on October 17, 2008, 07:23:48 PM
Quote from: HB of CJ on October 16, 2008, 01:14:58 PM
Hi hawg...welcome to the madness.  Yep, we BUS CONVERSION crazies have taken over the boobie hatch.  You have been infected with a silly fun-fullfilling disease...for which there is NO KNOWN CURE!!!


We need pics of this hatch, HB :o, i may want one on my buss too ;), and is this the right form for that? :D


Welcome Bushawg.  That's a good looking bus,  look forward to you being around
Title: Re: newbie to the board
Post by: plyonsMC9 on October 17, 2008, 09:31:25 PM
Greetings Grant,

Welcome aboard.  Thank you for posting the pix.  Your bus looks great!!

Best Regards, Phil